9 Stoic Practices That Will Help You Thrive In The Madness Of Modernity

All that matters is we live life on our own terms. It is the only way we can truly say that we have lived a good life.
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0:00 - Intro
0:48 - 1. Develop An Internal Locus Of Control
2:18 - 2. Guard Your Time
3:33 - 3. Don’t Outsource Your Happiness
5:23 - 4. Stay Focused When Confronted With Distractions
6:35 - 5. Toss Away Ego And Vanity
7:55 - 6. Consolidate Your Thoughts In Writing
9:17 - 7. Stand Your Ground
10:26 - 8. Imagine The Worst That Could Happen
12:04 - 9. Remember That Nothing Endures
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  • @TheArtofImprovement
    @TheArtofImprovement3 жыл бұрын

    ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 0:48 - 1. Develop An Internal Locus Of Control 2:18 - 2. Guard Your Time 3:33 - 3. Don’t Outsource Your Happiness 5:23 - 4. Stay Focused When Confronted With Distractions 6:35 - 5. Toss Away Ego And Vanity 7:55 - 6. Consolidate Your Thoughts In Writing 9:17 - 7. Stand Your Ground 10:26 - 8. Imagine The Worst That Could Happen 12:04 - 9. Remember That Nothing Endures Thanks for watching! SUPPORT The Art of Improvement: 📖 Book (with subscriber discount!): gum.co/Stoicism/ 🔓 Membership: kzread.info/dron/tYzVCmNxrshH4_bPO_-Y-A.htmljoin

  • @curtiscarpenter9881

    @curtiscarpenter9881

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nothing endures except ones legacy.

  • @curtiscarpenter9881

    @curtiscarpenter9881

    3 жыл бұрын

    Happiness is God's grace never failing because we find what's us happy and as we discover ourselves we gain enlightenment and thus define ourselves and fulfill our destiny.

  • @TheMoneyPlantChannel
    @TheMoneyPlantChannel3 жыл бұрын

    “When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn’t have to look outside themselves for approval.” Epictetus

  • @nolimitz1274
    @nolimitz12743 жыл бұрын

    I'm so grateful I'm learning this at 17

  • @venessafrysztacki8264

    @venessafrysztacki8264

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad for you, too!

  • @dewaynecoleman1989

    @dewaynecoleman1989

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, yes you are! Be a sponge, absorb as much knowledge and wisdom as you can.

  • @Alisonws

    @Alisonws

    3 жыл бұрын

    I wish I had lol!! Keep on learning 👏🏻📗❤

  • @djkrptdnb

    @djkrptdnb

    3 жыл бұрын

    I wish I had discovered the teachings of Stoicism 20 years ago - but all that matter is the present and how virtuously we use it

  • @dewaynecoleman1989

    @dewaynecoleman1989

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@djkrptdnbI think most people already have been using stoicism. It's called being proactive instead of reactive.

  • @thetriumphanthustler7001
    @thetriumphanthustler70013 жыл бұрын

    "When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you'll be successful" -Eric Thomas

  • @tts626

    @tts626

    3 жыл бұрын

    If by success, you mean attainment of external goods, fame, or fortune. Then you've missed the entire point of the video: it is not what you achieve, but how you live that matters. Of course, there is nothing wrong with achievement, as it should be noted that Seneca, Cato, and Marcus Aurelius were all very wealthy and influential men. But that isn't what made them Great men.

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    Yes live life on your own terms but most importantly live it with prioritizing responsibility to give life a purpose. Service and sacrifice bring true longer lasting happiness that entertainment and small bursts of happiness will never bring.

  • @GillyDavis
    @GillyDavis3 жыл бұрын

    My weekly dose of awesome never fails to deliver! These always remind me of things I know but get lazy in applying and refocuses my week toward success! Thank you!

  • @amaechikarl7853

    @amaechikarl7853

    Жыл бұрын

    Interesting

  • @jaxx-inspiregrowcreate2862
    @jaxx-inspiregrowcreate28623 жыл бұрын

    Stoicism is a guide to a more virtues and disciplined life. I also make videos on Stoicism as I believe strongly in this ancient wisdom.

  • @garyhughes1664
    @garyhughes16643 жыл бұрын

    Stoicism provides ways to cope with many of the ups and downs we encounter in our lives.

  • @acornsucks2111
    @acornsucks21113 жыл бұрын

    kept a journal for 24 years and never regretted it.

  • @curtiscarpenter9881
    @curtiscarpenter98813 жыл бұрын

    Time. The greatest asset of every mans making. Measure a man not by how fast he rises to the top but how high he can bounce if ever hits the bottom. Curtis Carpenter.🎯🌄

  • @briannesmith2695
    @briannesmith26953 жыл бұрын

    1:40 BLEW my mind! I really need to work on this now that I am fully aware of it. Thank you!

  • @Kermit1479Clips
    @Kermit1479Clips3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you another great video putting life into perspective.

  • @Old52Guy
    @Old52Guy3 жыл бұрын

    This is excellent! It makes the very complex idea stoicism easily understandable and provides the basics.

  • @markmiller4595
    @markmiller45953 жыл бұрын

    As always, great video content.

  • @ghizmo8
    @ghizmo83 жыл бұрын

    Your videos inspire me thank you

  • @brianmarshall3931
    @brianmarshall39313 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for doing this... I was not aware of him - having just joined the "group" during the past 3 years. Now I have some more videos to listen to every night as I fall asleep...

  • @stedega368
    @stedega3683 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! 🙏🏼

  • @noreenjenny7039
    @noreenjenny70393 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! ❤🌹

  • @OntheMind
    @OntheMind3 жыл бұрын

    Nice video. I really enjoy your content!

  • @ahmaanhunt
    @ahmaanhunt3 жыл бұрын

    Ironically, I'm reading Lives of the Stoics by Ryan Holiday. This is a great precursor.

  • @ryanchurchill5081

    @ryanchurchill5081

    Жыл бұрын

    I have the obstacle is the way by him kinda wish I had an audiobook version so I could listen while traveling

  • @diegonayalazo
    @diegonayalazo2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @cryptonative
    @cryptonative3 жыл бұрын

    Greetings from Cyprus! 🏰

  • @MrIgotwhatuwant
    @MrIgotwhatuwant3 жыл бұрын

    great content

  • @briannesmith2695
    @briannesmith26953 жыл бұрын

    12:20 - I have never had this concept defined so well. Thank you!

  • @augana
    @augana3 жыл бұрын

    Time wasted, if enjoyed, is not wasted

  • @joemtari
    @joemtari3 жыл бұрын

    4:15 hello Mr. Durden

  • @Funstuff13613
    @Funstuff136133 жыл бұрын

    Ooooh someone's been watching The Secret!!!

  • @superconscious.
    @superconscious.3 жыл бұрын

    Love the content. Please consider changing the background white is rather harsh on the eyes.

  • @aqwuaris6349
    @aqwuaris63493 жыл бұрын

    Epic tetus

  • @Gimipork
    @Gimipork2 жыл бұрын

    I keep hearing Epic Tetus 😆

  • @paytonfreer8945
    @paytonfreer89453 жыл бұрын

    Not a million + subscribers? How?

  • @goblinslayer6375
    @goblinslayer63752 жыл бұрын

    Skip music is so addicting

  • @williamstanley4960
    @williamstanley49603 жыл бұрын

    Marcus Aurelius observed the Biblically revealed fact that all people love themselves supremely, but he also observed the apparently contradictory fact that, while loving ourselves supremely, we value the opinions of others about ourselves higher. The answer is simple. Other people's opinions of you have a lot to do with what they will do for you. Your survival depends on various actions made by other people, hence the value of their opinion is created by logistics, and a grumbling tummy.

  • @TOMMYSURIA
    @TOMMYSURIA3 жыл бұрын

    Does watching this video considered wasting time, compared to making sales calls?🤔

  • @vectorequilibrium4493
    @vectorequilibrium44933 жыл бұрын

    WHY so serious? The Joker. 😁

  • @k.g.m.254
    @k.g.m.2542 жыл бұрын

    This makes almost too much sense to me. 😆 If I had been aware of the principles...maybe I could have been a Millionaire before I was 40. 😏

  • @lindaharrison3240
    @lindaharrison32403 жыл бұрын

    "Zeno wandered into a bookshop..." Really? What did a bookshop look like in Zeno's day (c. 490 - 430 B.C.)?

  • @cameronmiller6240

    @cameronmiller6240

    3 жыл бұрын

    Probably quite similar to bookshops today.

  • @parsifalkitty5109
    @parsifalkitty51093 жыл бұрын

    Heating that we are the protagonist to our lives made me think already that i'm the side character to my owm life. But shit is fun

  • @hudson2861
    @hudson28613 жыл бұрын

    KZread advertising sure is having their way with this video. 6 commercials?The content isn't that great

  • @eagleeyephotos9734
    @eagleeyephotos97342 жыл бұрын

    Stoicism should be included in school syllabus.. (ohhh nooo wait !!!! another word for School is Sheep Factory...it teaches us fear,,, Stoicism can't do that... :):):):)

  • @ethanbradley2796
    @ethanbradley27963 жыл бұрын

    Lots of good stuff here but I have to disagree with the claim that positive thinking leads to passivity, in fact recent studies have shown the opposite, that positive reinforcement is a much stronger motivation for positive change then negative or fear based motivations. It has been said what we focus on is what will manifest around us and with that I truly believe to much focus on the problem and on the negatives keeps us from finding the solutions. The process of this premeditation of evils is something i see happening all around me today and something i have experienced in my life and have never saw any good come from it. Instead i have saw it cause extreme unnecessary stress and then when the time comes that thing we where worried about is not even the problem w ended up facing and all that worrying was for nothing.

  • @SupremeVictoryStudios5377
    @SupremeVictoryStudios53772 жыл бұрын

    You might want to revisit this video and edit out around 3 minutes where you are referring to video games as a waste of time. We all know you can make millions upon millions of dollars playing video games. Ask shroud, Ninja, Tim the tatman if playing video games was a waste of their time.

  • @pavelpriessnitz3040
    @pavelpriessnitz30403 жыл бұрын

    Wtf?!? Is this native english speaker? I can not understand a S!

  • @xxdrleek10
    @xxdrleek103 жыл бұрын

    Watching this video was not a good use of time. The content is mediocre and there were SIX commercials. In addition, am I the only one to notice that Stoicism seems to appeal almost exclusively to males. I would love to know how many of them are single. Stoicism comes across as a self-absorbed life philosophy...prove me wrong.

  • @bcount1

    @bcount1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just get adblock